Dacoits strike at a farm

AURANGABAD: A band of seven to eight dacoits struck a home in a farm in Sharnapur area, about 15 km from the city, brutally beat up a worker employed on yearly contract and his family and escaped with gold and silver ornaments and cash totally valued at Rs 58000 late on November 12.

According to Cantonment police, around midnight Eknath Ganpat Jaibhay, who was employed as worker at the farm of Darshansingh Sodhi, a city businessmen, woke up to the continuous barking of his dogs. He came out to see why the dogs were barking, and then heard some voices. Sensing trouble, he rushed back to his room. The dacoits too followed him.

The dacoits gained entry into the house by breaking open the door. They brutally beat up Jaibhay, his wife and daughter. Threatening the family with dire consequences they snatched gold and silver ornaments from the women and escaped with the valuables totally valued at Rs 58, 750.

Police said that the suspects were speaking in both Hindi and Marathi languages while threatening the family. An offence has been registered against the unidentified dacoits and the police informers have been pressed into action to track down the suspects, said sub-inspector Santosh Jadhav, who is investigating into the case.